Stamping device



May 21, 1929. e. SAGUE STAMPING DEVICE Filed Oct. 24, 1927 2Sheets-Sheet VVENTOR (feme Sagas G. SAGUE May 21, 1929.

STAMPING DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 24, 1927 f INVENTOR A ORNE Ytrated' and deszribed, but the invention is not Patented May 21, 1929.

UNITED sT irss GEORGE SAGUE, or CAKES, NEW, yonmnssrenon To GEORGEVSAGUE Mrs.

rovenxsnrsm, NEW YORK, A conronarroni or new YORK.

coma, or v STAMPING DEVICE,

"Application ,flIed October 24,-1927. Serial No.'228,382.

-10 printed on the face of the mail matter before filling, a postagestamp must be affixed or stuck onthe face of the mail matter, and thisis-now done by hand or *by one of the stamp 'afiixers now on the market,in which the mail ='l -matter just be fe'd one at a time and the stampssupplied from a roll as furnished by theapost-ofiice, but in themachines n'ow in ;use,'-not' only are they in most cases complicated,but they will noticed and aflix the last 10 few stamps of the roll,norare' they adaptable of %being =built in or incorporated into themailing, inserting, or addressing machine as :a' part thereof. g

While-the present invention embodies a device which may if desired be"constructed: as

a? self containedunit to be operatedbyhand or power and designed" tohave the mail matter ied into -it one at a time, it is primarilydesigned to'bea part of orincorporate'dinto afmailing machine, and itis" here so illusto-beconfined thereto, and. as before stated may bea-self'contained machine; or with slight mechanical changes the devicemay be used to print-a; permit on the envelope or mail matter in pla'ceof attaching the postage stamp ;-a die beingsubstitutedfor the presserfoot,"--andan"ink 'rollermounted on the top of the transfer arm. f r

The objectot the invention is to provide a simple and effective stampaflixer or printer, containingffew parts and easy of operation.

Another obj ect is to construct a device of thedrindthatshallprovide :apositive feed for the postage stamps. y

A further object is to provide in sucha devicea positive means forholding the stamp to be aiiixed, until the same is pressed upon thearticle to be stamped.

'With:these :andother objects in view the invention contains certainconstruction and combination-of parts as will hereinafter be*'f.ully-'described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings which form a 'part hereof and in which'like figures of.ref-,

erence refer to corresponding parts'inall. of

theviews, but it is understood-that slight changesmay be made withoutdepartingfrom the spirit .oftheiinvention. I

Inthe drawings Figure ;2 showsa similar view, but with nism foroperating the device.

' Figure 3 is a front. elevation of=-the-;same showing the'dev-ice inthe actcof-"affixin-gya I, postage stamp.

Figure 4 is a similar View, butshowingithe ;mechanism in its nextposition,- or in the.:act

H o 00 Figure lshowsa top plan viewuof part .of a :mailing machine,showing the-device. attached thereto and an enveloperim position 'forstamping. i

.65 the top'plates removed to disclose the 'meehaof gripping the edgeof. the-.next stampon thest-rip and the-feeder ortransfer-deviceopening. i

Figure 5 a shows the. mechanism with the l J feeder just about to gripthe, strip of stamps to feed the'inext stamp forward;

' ,,IFi-g ure' dis detail'viewof the-'jawmenr berrof the transfer orfeeder. arm, actuating cam for same showingin full lines one extremeposition: and in dotted "lines the; other,

posit-ion.v K a ;Figure 7 is a-detail view of the stampypresser,-andactuating cam, showingzthesa'me-in ,on'eZposition, and in dotted linesin. the other position.

Y Figure8 is a detail view of the'dev-ice' 'for Opening the jawofthefeeder, jandshowsthe same and its cam in its two extreme positions.v Figure 9is a detail viewof the feederrnnd shows the same in'its two.extreme positions with its operating cam. a Figure 10' is; a detail viewof the" construe tion of the feeder and its jaw.

Referring to thedrawings, it is only necessaryto describe a portion ofthe mailingnnaxchine to which the'device is attached, and thiscomprisesabase plate 10,-the twoupper or surface plates 11 I and 12which arespaced apart and which provide tracks or guides within whichthe gripper member 13:,slides or travels by the action ofthe endlessconveyor chain l iwhich is secured theretogand operated by any suitablemeans, such as sprocket wheels rotated by the main drive of J themachine. 1

The stamping device is'intended toibe'lo- V cated adjacent to thestacker for stacking the filled and sealed envelopes, and therstackershown, as well as the water tank 17 in which is mounted the water Wheel18 formed with a moistener pad 19 which at each revolution of the waterwheel 18 will come into cont-act with and moisten that part of the faceof the envelope which is to receive the stamp; the envelope beingcarried over the wheel and into the stacker by the conveyor 14 andgripper 13.

A portion of the plate 12 slightly larger than the size of the postagestamp 20 is cut away, and adjacent thereto and to the under side of theplate 12 is hinged one end of a retaining jaw 21 by the pin 22; said jaw21 being provided witha depending arm 23 (see Figure 6) which is held incontact bya'spring 25 with a cam 24 mounted on a shaft 27 which shaft isrotatably mounted in a bearing 26 which is secured or forms a part ofthe supporting frame which is attached to the-base plate 10; and it willbe seen by reference to Figure 6 which shows said jaw and cam in itsclosed position, and in dotted lines in its open position.

Taking next in turn the stamp presser as shown in Figure 7 thiscomprises a curved arm 28 which has one end pivoted on a stud 29 securedto the frame 26, while the other end is provided with a stamp pressingfoot 53 of approximately the shape and size of a postage stamp; alsosaid arm has attached thereto at its pivot end a depending lever 30,which is held in contact by a spring 31 having oneend secured theretoand the otherend to a post 32 mounted on the frame 26, with a cam 33which is also mounted on the shaft 27 and rotated in the direction ofthe arrow; and by referring to Figure 7, said stamp pressing arm isshownin its operative position in full lines and in its lowered positionby the dotted lines. v i

Next taking Figures 9 and 10, the feeder arm is shown, which comprises atubular arm 35, which is formed with an actuating arm 36 secured at itslower end to thearm 35 and pivoted on a stud 37 attached to the frame26; and the outer end of said arm 36 being provided with a roller 54which is held in contact with a cam 38 mounted on the shaft 27.

To the upper end of said tubular arm 35 is secured a head 39 which isformed with a rectangular plate 40 comprising the lower or stationarypart of a jaw; while withinsaid tubular arm 35 is mounted a plunger 41,to the upper end of which is secured a plate '42 1 comprising themovable jaw, which is pro vided with the guide pins 43 secured theretoand located in holes provided in the lower jaw plate 40.

For retaining the jaw in a normally closed position, there is provided aspring 44 surrounding said arm 35 with its upper end bearing against thehead 39 and its lower end in contact with a pin 45 which is secured tothe side of the plunger 41near its lower end, and projects through aslot 46 formed in the side of the tubular arm 35; and in Figure 9 saidtubular arm 35 is shown in its two positions, and also its actuatingcam;

For opening and'closing the jaws 40 and 42 of the arm 35 there isprovided an arm 47 having one end pivoted on astud 48 attached to theframe 26; andsaid arm 47 is formed with a curved portion 49 in contactwith said pin 45; and a rounded heel portion 50 which is held in contactwith a cam 51 which is mounted on the shaft 27 the pressure of thespring 44 on the pin 45 against the arm 49 holding said arm 47 incontact with the cam; the two positions of said arm 47 being shown inFigure 8.

Now having described each piece of the device in detail, I will describethe operation of the device as a whole. 3

At a suitable position orlocation on the machine is mounted a stud orshaft 52 on which is placed a roll ofstrip postage stamps as furnishedby the post olfice; and the shaft 27 is rotated to bring the feed arm 35into the position shown in Figure 5 with the jaws 40 and 42 open, andthe end of the strip of stamps is threaded through said jaws between thepins 43. The retaining jaw 2'1 being opened by pressing against the arm23 the front edge of the first stamp on the strip is inserted in saidjaw 21 and vthe jaw allowed to close on it and hold it by its extremeedge; now by the regular operation of the machine which rotates theshaft 27, the jaw 42 of the arm 35 will close on the'st-rip and next thepresser 53 will be raised and press the postage stamp which is held bythe jaw 21 against the already'moistened surface of the envelope,

pulling the edge of said stamp from the jaw 21 and at the same timetearing it from the strip; and nextthe jaw- 21 opens, the presser 53 islowered and the arm 45 carries the strip of stamps forward into theposition shown in Figure 4; the edge of the end stamp entering the jaw21; which now closes on it, the jaw 42 slightly openingand the arm 35assuming the position shown in Figure 3, where the jaw 42 is againclamped on the strip during the operation of the presser, which nowtakes place; and then the entire cycle of operations is repeated; and itwill be seen thatnot only is the first stamp of the strip used,'but alsothe'last stamp of the strip is carried to and held by the jaw 21 untilplaced on the envelope.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is: j

1. In a stamping device employing a strip of postage stamps, and incombination with means for holding the front edge of the end strip whilebeing held, and pulling said stamp from said holding means and pressingthe same upon the article to be stamped.

2. A stamping device employing a strip of postage stamps, in combinationwith means for temporarily holding the front edge of a stamp, of meansfor feeding stamps to said holding means, and'means for transferringstamps from said holdlng means to the ELIlJl 10 cles to be stamped.

p 3. A stamping device employing a strip of stamps, in combination withmeans fortemporarily holding the end stamp of said strip,

GEORGE SAGUE. r

